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Hadar - AL.166, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.1181,40.5903 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Afar Region, Ethiopia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hadar - AL.166 | Beden M. (1981) | Awash - Hadar - Sidi Hakoma | ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = SHT (correlated to Tulu Bor at E.Turkana, 3.36+-.04ma), Min = TT4 (3.221+-.01ma) radiometric intage_min | claystone | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nyanzachoerus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Nyanzachoerus | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Praeanthropus africanus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Praeanthropus : Praeanthropus africanus | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Loxodonta sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Loxodonta | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Beden M. (1981) Les proboscidiens des grands gisements a hominides Plio-Pleistocenes d'Afrique orientale, In: L'Environment des Hominides au Plio-Pleistocene. Fondation Singer-Polignac. |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!